Quote: "A member of the public had reported a car on fire and fire crews made the grim discovery shortly before 6.30am. Police later sealed off the entrance to the park on Reddish Vale Road. Officers are investigating but say there are no suspicious circumstances."

Note: A man burned to death when his van burst into flame on the M60 near Stockport in 2014 too, mentioned in the 2014-06-17 update...

Quote: "The problems began with a fire in an underground hydro vault at 50 Richmond St., near Church Street, just after 1 a.m. ET. That fire led to widespread power problems that brought most subways and streetcars to a halt in the downtown core during the inbound commute."

Quote: "While no one was hurt fighting the fire that was reported at 4:24 a.m. in the 300 block of Greenwich Street, the fire company lost its 2007 tanker truck and the township lost two 10-ton plow/salt trucks, a new front loader, five pickup trucks and sidewalk equipment, Mecsey said."

Quote: "Upon arrival, deputies noticed a large building on the north side of the property fully engulfed. They also reported seeing a backhoe starting to catch fire along with a large LP tank. Several vehicles and the backhoe were destroyed in the blaze."

Note: These are the 404th, 405th, 406th and 407th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

Quote: "Unified fire investigators estimated the loss of the 6,000-square-foot structure at $3 million. The fire was reported by a neighbor about 4:30 a.m. The cabin was located near Solitude's Silver Fork Lodge."

Quote: "The cabin owners live out of state and use the cabin as a second home, Morley said. They were reportedly last at the cabin about three weeks ago."

Quote: "Trenton residents began reporting their experiences of these booms after they heard it for the first time Feb. 14. 'I instantly made a post on our emergency management Facebook page and asked if anyone else heard it,' Briggs said. 'We had close to 100 people comment saying they heard it. Several people said they felt it. They described a loud thud, rattling, some saw flashes of light and smoke.'"

Quote: "They have also stated that the blast happened due to gas accumulation in water tank."

Note: That actually sounds fairly truthful. Both methane and hydrogen sulfide are water-soluble, so if the water gets contaminated with one or both, then like the rivers that have caught fire and the flammable water found in people's taps in recent years, you might see an explosion and/or fire involving a water tank. These are the 68th and 69th residential explosions in 2016...

Quote: "Firefighters faced 80-km/h winds and frigid conditions while battling a fire that levelled a barn in Smithville Tuesday night. The barn, at 363 Mud St. E., was being used to store antiques, boats and vintage cars."

Note: Boats plural, so at least two. These are the 594th, 595th and 596th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

Quote: "A school bus caught fire Wednesday evening. Police officers and firefighters responded about 6:30 p.m. to a parking lot at 185 Lehigh Avenue to find the bus engulfed in flames, according to township police Sgt. Erik Miick. He didn't know the owner of the bus. Nobody was on board and nobody was injured in the emergency response."

Note: This is the 58th school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 171st bus to burn in 2016...

Quote: "However, he noticed his truck had caught fire and attempted to stop but crashed into a cement barrier. 'I saw a fire from the bottom, from the motor inside my truck, so that's why I lost my power, hit the wall and that's when a big fire started,' said Benitez."

Quote: "It was mayhem on the highways in Indian River County Wednesday. There were three fiery tractor trailer incidents in less than 24 hours, all within 8 miles of each other. The time and location the crashes seem to be a sheer coincidence."

Note: Also see the tractor trailer that crashed at 5 AM and burst into flame on I-95 in Indian River County on this day. Not sure what the third fiery big rig incident was...

Quote: "A Pontiac industrial building suffered heavy smoke damage Wednesday night after a vehicle was found burning inside. Waterford Regional Fire crews were called to the 300 block of Sanford in Pontiac around 9:30 p.m. Arriving crews saw heavy smoke coming from the commercial building, said Deputy Fire Chief Matt Covey. Fire crews had a difficult time gaining access to the property due to a security gate, but were able to gain entry and locate the vehicle in the unoccupied building and extinguish the fire."

Quote: "Units were alerted at 3:39 a.m. when a 911 call from the homeowner, a Mr. Smith, reported the fire to the county emergency dispatch center. Firefighters from Flintstone found the structure fully engulfed in flames. The barn reportedly housed vehicles, a skidder and chickens among other items, according to the 911 center."

Quote: "A deadly house fire overnight is posing a mystery for investigators as they try to figure out what happened. Firefighters found the body of a 96-year-old man inside the burned home - but the fire started outside."

Quote: "Olson was present at the scene, and he said he believed a possible cause of the blaze was from a son-in-law's travel-trailer parked in the building."

Note: Here are more parked vehicles going up in flames, and these weren't all of the parked vehicles that spontaneously ignited on this day either. Because more vehicles are bursting into flame generally, and because most vehicles spend most of their time parked, this means more parked vehicles are igniting. People are losing their homes, businesses and sometimes their lives because of this problem, and the problem is escalating. Park a vehicle next to something you don't want to see on fire at your own risk...

Quote: "The Hamlin County's sheriff's department said a neighbor reported hearing a loud explosion around four Thursday morning and then saw that a house was on fire in the 100 block of 5th Street North."

Quote: "Police and firefighters were called to a tractor-trailer fire in Corner Brook early Thursday morning. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and Corner Brook Fire Department were called to the parking lot of the Caterpillar dealership on Confederation Drive around 2:20 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, police say the truck was fully engulfed in flames."

Quote: "This isn’t the first time a fire has ravaged that particular construction site. In May 2015, a fire destroyed a building in the same location. It was being rebuilt when the fire started Thursday morning. The owner building’s owner, Eric Snyder, says, he plans to rebuild again."

Note: He's going for Round Three, ding-ding-ding! From the full hypothesis: "So far as homes are concerned, vacant homes, unoccupied homes and homes under construction will burn hardest and first but the number of occupied homes burning will also be increasing."

Quote: "A person was found dead inside a pickup truck on fire near the Turtle Rock RV Park in Gold Beach. Police and fire officials responded to the scene Thursday at about 11:30 p.m. Officials say that at this point of the investigation, foul play is not suspected."

Quote: "Officials with Sheppard Air Force Base say just after 9 a.m., the pilots with the 80th Flying Training Wing were on a training mission when they noticed smoke coming from the cockpit of their plane. They had to make an emergency landing at Chattanooga Sky Harbor Airport in Chattanooga."

Quote: "In the cabin block of the 'Idris' which was berthed at Gorinchem in the Merwede Canal a fire broke out on Mar 4, 2016. It was remarked at 11.40 a.m. because of dense smoke development. The fire rescue was alerted and attended with heavy equipment. They enforced access to the cabins by smashing the glass of the windows. Police cordoned off the cycle way at the embankment. The firefighters found out that there was no one on board."

Quote: "A tractor trailer fire causing loud explosions and concern for neighbors living near Old Aiken Road. According to dispatch, the semi was carrying race cars when it exploded near Jefferson Davis Highway around 11:50 p.m. Friday."

Quote: "The building serves as a large produce company and distribution center that holds a large amount of cardboard because they ship produce all over the country. The building is reportedly on fire along with some of the tractor trailers in the parking lot."

Note: Lot of trucks there. They don't say how many burned so I'll just be conservative and call it two...

Quote: "A fire Friday morning destroyed a garage in the hamlet of Martinsburg. Martinsburg firefighters at 2:03 a.m. were called to the Wayne and Karen Overton residence, 6718 Route 26. The two-stall garage and its contents, including a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, were destroyed..."

Quote: "The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says an autopsy has determined that a Sams Valley man whose body was found in Lost Creek Lake had drowned and an investigation found evidence there had been a fire on his boat."

Quote: "Dozens of residents in Kinson, Northbourne and West Parley heard a loud 'explosion' just after midnight last night. The Echo has been flooded with messages from readers who heard the 'very loud bang', which was not repeated. One reader wrote 'just heard the loudest bang, my hair is still standing up!'"

Quote: "Residents and fire officials said the fire appears to have started in a car parked in the alley in back of the houses at 166 and 170 Broad St. and to the side of 44 Gold St. which were all gutted by the three-alarm blaze."

Note: Crazy people parking vehicles near where they live. Ah well, they lived, this time, so they can go buy all new stuff. Good for the economy! The worst (non-fatal) car fire so far, that I can recall off-hand anyway, was a parked car that burst into flame at 6 AM at an apartment building in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), resulting in a massive inferno that destroyed the entire apartment building and left 120 people homeless, mentioned in the 2015-12-31 update. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and animals and people sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...

Quote: "60 people were hospitalized Saturday, March 5, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat exploded and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier or into the water, officials and reports said. The crowded boat was ferrying passengers on a major canal in the eastern outskirts of the Thai capital, which boasts an extensive network of waterways that teem with motorized commuter boats during rush hour."

Quote: "In the evening of Mar 4, 2016, a fire broke on board of the 'Kapitan Beklemishev' which was under maintenance in dry dock 442 in Kaliningrad. Insulation and veneering on one of the decks in the superstructure were alight. The fire Brigade of Kaliningrad was deployed, and the fire was extinguished."

Quote: "The fire at Kenny Trafton’s 80-cow farm began about 11 a.m. Saturday, when a tractor that was brought into the shop caught fire, Dexter First Assistant Fire Chief Rick Stocker said Sunday. The house and barn were destroyed, and all of his milking equipment and farm machinery were destroyed, too. Neither the farmer nor his farmhands were injured, but about 25 cows died in the fire, Stocker said. The farm was not insured."

Quote: "Stocker said getting water to the fire proved a challenge, and fire crews initially had to bring it in by tanker. He added that firefighters eventually were able to tap into a pond about half a mile away."

Note: Good thing *cough cough* that pond was so close. These are the 428th, 429th and 430th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

Quote: "One of the reactors at the Oconee Nuclear Station has been shut down after a series of explosions and a fire damaged a transformer on site. The operator declared the incident 'unusual' but emphasized there was no threat of radiation release."

Quote: "The junkyard had many two, three and four wheelers, which had once been seized by the police in various cases. Though the vehicles were gutted but nobody was injured. Around 85 vehicles were kept at the land measuring 15,000 sq feet near Anand Nagar police station."

Quote: "Firefighters spent several hours battling a blaze that caused significant damage to a South Dennis home as well as a boat and vehicle on the property. The fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. Saturday at 58 Debbie Lane, which is off Old Bass River Road, Dennis Fire Captain Robert Marseglia said this morning."

Note: These are the 603rd, 604th and 605th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

Quote: "Four families were left homeless early Sunday morning in a fire that apparently started in a car parked in the driveway and quickly spread to the house. No injuries were reported, but the house was destroyed."

Note: A car just burst into flame at 3:45 AM while parked at a home, and that fire spread to three large multi-family homes and rendered 33 people homeless in New Britain (Connecticut) the day prior too, mentioned in the 2016-03-05 update...

Quote: "The fire started in one vehicle, then spread to three other vehicles. The car that was fully involved was a complete loss. Two other vehicles sustained major damage and the other had minor heat damage."

Quote: "Car fire in Longtown(Carlisle) 6 Mar 2016 At 05:17 firefighters were sent to Lochinvar Close in Longtown, where there was a car fire. Firefighters used two hose reel to extinguish the fire. Two firefighters wore breathing apparatus. The car was parked between two other cars, which suffered heat damage. A fire investigation officer was requested to attend to determine the cause of the fire."

Quote: "Tower Gardens resident Gail Ruppe was standing by her kitchen sink Sunday morning when she heard an explosion. Moments after calling out to her family to see what was going on, making sure the noise wasn’t from their home, she heard a second blast."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. That's on the south side of Kent Island. Also see the deadly fire that burned a home and killed a person about 10 miles north of this fire, also in Stevensville on Kent Island on this day. Here's a Google Maps link that shows both this exploding home and the deadly house fire. This is the 73rd residential explosion in 2016...

Quote: "The plane, A Hendrick Motorsports plane, was carrying NASCAR team members from a race in Las Vegas when smoke was reported in the cabin. The plane was able to safely land at the Memphis International Airport."

Quote: "A United Airlines flight on its way to Indianapolis from Houston made an emergency landing at South Arkansas Regional Airport on Monday night around 9:30 p.m. The plane landed in El Dorado after people reported smelling smoke in the cockpit."

Note: These are the 24th and 25th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

Quote: "The 'Bo Feng You 10' reported a fire on board in the morning of Mar 7, 2016. The vessel was in the Dalian Bay with 600 tons of diesel oil on board. The fire had started in one of the cabins and spread around in the superstructure, so that the master requested an evacuation."

Quote: "On Mar 6, 2016, around 11 p.m. a fire broke out in a generator inside the engine room the 'Rezat', 1669 ts (EU-No.: 04401240), on the Danube-Canal near Kelheim underneath the lock Gronsdorf where the ship was bertehed. The master of a passing vessel remarked the fire at 11.15 p.m. and alerted the fire rescue, the crew and personnel of the lock. On Mar 7 at 12.30 a.m. the fire could be extinguished by the fire rescue of Kelheim and Ihrlerstein, the technical support work THW, the water guard, water police, emergency service and the DLRG with on the whole 128 men."

Quote: "Authorities say a car caught fire while parked near a house sometime around 11:50p.m. The flames scorched the vinyl on the outside of the house. No injuries were reported. There is no word on what caused the car to catch fire."

Quote: "Vehicle on fire in Carlisle(Carlisle) 7 Mar 2016 At 12:16 firefighters were called to a vehicle on fire in Holly Drive, Carlisle. The crew used a hose reel jet and small tools at this incident."

Quote: "32 people resulted injured as a San Martín train engine caught fire in the Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Villa Devoto. In an interview with the C5N news channel, head of the SAME emergency Alberto Crescenti confirmed the number of injured explaining they were taken to different City hospitals after suffering 'smoke inhalation and panic attacks.' However, Crescenti said, none of them was in a 'serious' condition. Today at around 9 am a train engine of the San Martín line on its route to the Retiro station caught fire for reasons that are still unclear."

Quote: "Police say Weller was sitting in the back of the car with her husky when the vehicle blew up. Weller was only able to escape the fire because an off-duty police officer heard the explosion, ran outside and pulled her from the fiery vehicle to safety."

Quote: "3/7/2016: At 1319 hrs, Engine Company 17 was dispatched to 2842 Mont Alto Road for a Boat Fire next to a house. Engine 17-2 responded and assisted with checking for extension and set up a fill sight. Engine 17-2 cleared in about an hour."

Quote: "Chris Morrison, assistant principal at the high school tells WKOK a tractor in the Ag shop was the source of the fire. Crews from Mifflinburg were called to the scene and students were evacuated from the building for about 20 minutes while the fire was extinguished. Morrison says no students were in the shop when the fire started and no injuries were reported."

Quote: "A car parked in the driveway of a Salisbury home seemed to spontaneously combust Tuesday morning. 'I was just washing my garbage cans and I turned and I saw the car was on fire,' said a neighbor who declined to provide a name."

Quote: "He said the 30- by 151-foot building’s loss is estimated at $110,000. No estimate was available for the value of property kept in the units, which Daleiden said included personal belongings ranging from photo albums to a motorcycle."

Quote: "Both northbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the Salem Avenue exit have been reopened after a fire broke out in a tractor-trailer Wednesday night, according to a Washington County 911 supervisor. It appears the fire may have started in the cab of the rig, the supervisor said."

Quote: "About an hour later, the big rig trailer went ablaze on eastbound Highway 4 near the Bailey Road exit. The response momentarily blocked all lanes, and the CHP issued a SIG alert at 8:55 a.m..."

Quote: "Yucca Valley firefighters were busy yesterday putting out fires. About 5 p.m. they responded to a motorhome fire near Old Woman Springs Road and Buena Vista. County Fire Captain Zach Taylor said the owners were about a mile away from where they had just purchased the motorhome when the engine caught on fire."

Quote: "The building has 11 bays and houses multiple businesses, including a janitorial service, paving company, a snowmobile parts and service business and storage for racing cars, fire officials said. Several parked vehicles were also destroyed."

Quote: "The site located just north of Route 5 houses multiple businesses, including an auto repair shop and a motorcycle dealer."

Quote: "A double decker bus caught fire at Sturminster Newton High School this morning, leaving smoke billowing across the area. Fire crews from Sturminster Newton and Shaftesbury were called to the blaze on the school bus."

Quote: "Fifty-seven students of a private nursing institute had a narrow escape when the bus they were travelling in suddenly caught fire on the Akota-Dandia Bazaar Road on Thursday afternoon. Some students even jumped off the windows of the bus that went up in flames within minutes. Fortunately, none of the students suffered any injury."

Note: These are the 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd and 64th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th and 188th buses to burn in 2016...

Note: And the day prior in Rockford, a woman was found dead in the Rock River and a naked man was found near a forest preserve in Rockford, both events mentioned in the 2016-03-09 update. And the day before that, a naked man was found eating grass in Loves Park (Illinois), near Rockford, mentioned in the 2016-03-08 update...

Quote: "Authorities have evacuated hundreds of people after a Southern California commuter train caught fire. Spokesman Scott Johnson says the locomotive of a Metrolink train heading from Los Angeles to San Bernardino caught fire around 4 p.m. Friday at the Pomona station east of L.A."

Note: This is the second time I've seen three trains having fire problems on the same day. The first time was last fall, mentioned in the 2015-09-06 update and all three of those train fires involved freight trains. Train fires are definitely on the rise now. It just took them a little longer to get going compared to the boat and truck and car fires...

Quote: "Emergency crews and firefighters rushed to an explosion in Oklahoma County on Friday morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., crews were called to an explosion in the 3400 block of E. Waterloo Rd. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the area by drivers along I-35. Officials with the Edmond Fire Department say a barn exploded on Friday morning."

Quote: "The man reported he left the barn to work on the gate when he heard the explosion. Hall said the barn was occupied with a car and truck as well as some tools and a boat."

Quote: "There are no injuries reported and firefighters and police are working to have the bus off the bridge as soon as they can. Meanwhile a bus load of Bethlehem College students are stranded at the Bridge Marina carpark, waiting for another ride."

Quote: "A driver on Interstate 55 spotted the blaze at 2000 Eagle Road and reported it about 2:30 a.m. Friday, according to Matt Swaney, public information officer for NFD. Normal firefighters found flames had spread to four buses on the north side of the parking lot. 'The fire appears to have started in one bus and then spread to the adjoining buses since they were parked together,' said Swaney."

Note: These are the 65th, 66th, 67th and 68th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 191st, 192nd, 193rd and 194th buses to burn in 2016...

Quote: "At 5:30 p.m. today at the same time that Peru firefighters were busy putting out a car fire near the Goodwill store, Bureau firefighters were heading out to put out a fire involving a pickup with diesel fuel."

Quote: "Three people were killed and at least six were injured in an overnight fire at a Winchester apartment building, Fire Chief Cathy Rigney said. Crews found intense flames, broken windows and trapped residents when they arrived at the B&P Apartments on Springmist Lane about 1:15 a.m. Friday, Rigney said."

Quote: "Firefighters responded to a home on Melvin Ave in Racine overnight for a report of an explosion and fire. Crews arrive on scene around 1:30 AM Saturday and found small spot fires on the exterior of the house. There was damage to the exterior siding and to the wood deck on the rear of the house. The wood deck was blown about 10 feet off the house."

Quote: "Firefighters responded to the call at 22559 Vaughn Road just before 6 a.m. Saturday. According to Fire Chief Terry Ney, the fire destroyed four motorcycles, a pickup truck, and a boat. It also killed two horses."

Note: These are the 624th, 625th and 626th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

Quote: "Fire crews put out a blaze on a tractor trailer at Narvon Road and Alexander Drive in Salisbury Township. The trailer is empty, according to county dispatch radio. Crews were dispatched at 1:11 p.m."

Quote: "Fire crews also were sent to a vehicle fire at West Lexington Road and Weaver Drive in Penn Township around 12:44 p.m."

Quote: "The Milbank Fire and Police Departments along with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fire call late Friday night, March 11. It was reported by Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke that a 2005 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer loaded with cattle caught fire along Highway 15, on the south side of Milbank."

Quote: "The Fire Service were called to a vehicle fire at a fast food chain near the above location. Local appliances were mobilised to the incident. Once in attendance crews found the van to be well alight and got to work with two hose reels and two breathing apparatus. The campervan was completely destroyed by fire."

Quote: "The Fire Service were called to a report of a barn fire at the above location. Local appliances were mobilised to the incident. On attendance crews located a fire within a barn containing, hay, agricultural vehicles, fertilizer and cattle."

Quote: "While applying takeoff power, the Harrier caught fire while still aboard the deck of the Kearsarge, according to an incident report from the Naval Safety Center. The Harrier's pilot was uninjured."

Quote: "No other personnel were injured in the mishap. But damage to the aircraft totaled at least $2 million, making the incident a Class A mishap. Stephens offered no details about the damage to the Harrier, simply calling it 'extensive.'"

Note: These are the 26th and 27th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

Quote: "The bulk carrier Sunny Putney caught fire during cargo handling operations at Port of Brindisi, Italy. The vessel was offloading coal in the port, as during operations the cargo self-combustion caused fire into the holds."

Quote: "Firefighters were called to a second fire on Sunday after a car in a driveway caught fire in Bloomsburg south of Waterford. The blaze spread to a garage and also to a nearby trailer from a tractor-trailer, said Pipe. Damage was put at $60,000 and nobody was hurt. The fire was called in just after 3 p.m. and was under control by 3:47 p.m. 'The origin of the car fire couldn't be determined,' Pipe said."

Quote: "The body of an unidentified male was discovered Sunday at Bowman-Haley Dam, according to the Bowman County Sheriff’s Office. According to a source that was present at the scene, the body was burned and identification wasn’t immediately possible."

Quote: "In the morning of Mar 14, 2016, at 8.20 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Sundowner' presently under construction at the Ferus Smit Yard in Foxhol, Westerbroek. Major alarm was raised because it was suspected that there were people inside the vessel. Two fire engines attended the fire, and it was found out that there was no one aboard."

Quote: "The blaze, fanned by gusting March winds and fueled by gas and oil in some of the boats and ATVs inside, destroyed most of the 10,000-square-foot business."

Quote: "He estimated S&S, which sells and services boats, personal watercraft, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles, had 30 to 35 major pieces of inventory in the building. 'Probably 95 percent of it is a loss,' Starkel said. 'There might be a couple we can salvage.'"

Quote: "Lake County Sheriff Don Bell says this fire is the worst fire officials have seen in the area in several years."

Note: Well, they say boats, plural, so I'll just call it two boats, though it could have been many more than that...

Quote: "The cause of a fire that destroyed two tour buses parked near a Wahiawa warehouse early this morning is under investigation by fire officials. The fire was reported at 2:50 a.m. at 729 Nui Ave. and brought under control at 3:16 a.m."

Quote: "One vehicle was inside the garage at the time of the fire, and fire also spread to damage the siding on the apartment above the garage. Witnesses said they heard a pop, like a transformer had blown."

Quote: "Emergency responders with the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies responded Tuesday morning (March 15) to an explosion and fire involving two oil storage tanks aboard an oil platform that was being dismantled near Bayou Sorrel."

Quote: "The Coast Guard said the five men and one woman were traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Antigua aboard a 110-foot (34- meter) yacht named 'Miracle.' Authorities said the boat caught on fire Monday night more than 70 miles (113 kilometers) north of Puerto Rico's Mona Island."

Note: The superyachts 'Barbie' and 'The One' were destroyed by fire at 2 AM while docked in coastal Marmaris (Turkey), mentioned in the 2016-01-04 update, but that was two adjacent superyachts going up in flames in the same fire. These two superyachts burning at St. Thomas and near Puerto Rico is the first time I've seen two superyachts go up in flames in separate fires on the same day...

Quote: "The building contained an excavator, a bulldozer, a dumptruck, lawncare equipment and tractors. Several vehicles outside the structure also sustained damage, he said. He was not able to estimate how much damage the fire caused. 'We don’t have an estimate yet,” he said, 'but I would say it’s a total loss of the structure and contents.'"

Quote: "Cicero Auto and Truck Repair is located on State Road 19, but the building and everything it it was lost. The fire began around 3:15 a.m. The vehicles and mechanical equipment inside was lost, but nobody was hurt."

Quote: "Fire crews had initially suggested the slaughterhouse was abandoned. Late Tuesday afternoon, Global News was contacted by a woman who said the plant was actually in use, processing for a retail store at the time of the fire."

Quote: "The affected building, which is near a refueling station used by City of Toronto vehicles as well as Toronto Fire, houses eight large hangars used to store city vehicles including garbage and dump trucks, a Toronto Fire spokesperson said. The fire appears to have started in one of the vehicles and then spread..."

Quote: "Toronto fire says it appears that the fire started in a garbage truck or pickup truck — then spread through the building and the roof."

Note: So this was yet another multi-million-dollar fire caused by a parked vehicle bursting into flame. Think they'll wake up before Toronto is completely destroyed? Wouldn't bet money on it, but hey, we'll find out!

Note: Kuwait City has the distinction of being the first major metropolitan area in human history to have its residents told to shelter-in-place because of hydrogen sulfide, mentioned in the 2012-10-17 update...

Quote: "The estate, built in 1975, is massive with 10,000 square feet of living space, 11 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. It has tennis and basketball courts, 200 feet of beach, plus a treehouse with running water, electricity and an ocean view."

Quote: "Police suspect that the individuals have died following an electrocution. They added that the bodies were found in different places in the ground floor of the house."

Note: If they were all together then electrocution would be more plausible - one person touching another and so on - but scattered around the house? Not very believable. Renal problems - e.g. kidney problems - have been mysteriously killing many people in Sri Lanka too, mentioned in the 2015-01-18 update. From the full hypothesis: "Renal problems - e.g. problems with kidneys - will escalate, as is already happening with crop workers on the western coast of Central America."

Quote: "According to Cedar Park Police, calls were received starting at 9:22 p.m. of a man on fire in the parking lot of Prosperity Bank at 650 E Whitestone Blvd. First responders found a person with severe burns to their body. Emergency personnel attempted to save the person's life but they died in the ambulance as a result of their injuries. Police state that this is not a suspicious death at this time..."